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==Jesus says circumcision is not "useful"==
An Egyptian farmer discovered a sealed jar near the city of Nag Hammadi in upper Egypt in 1945. The jar contained several texts written in the Coptic language. Among them was found the non-canonical ''Gospel of Thomas''. The ''Gospel of Thomas'' has been translated into English by several different scholars so a variety of texts are available.
The ''Gospel of Thomas'' consists of 114 sayings of Jesus. Saying no. 53 is of interest here.